2018年
Azimuthal Ion Drift of a Gridded Ion Thruster
Plasma Sources Science and Technology
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- 巻
- 27
- 号
- 10
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1088/1361-6595/aae29b
- 出版者・発行元
- IOP PUBLISHING LTD
We report the experimental and simulated azimuthal ion velocities of a gridded ion thruster, which generates a roll torque around the thrust axis. Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy was applied to two microwave ion thrusters with opposite magnetic polarities. A comparison of the measured results revealed a net misalignment of the grid optics and showed that the ions are continuously accelerated from inside the discharge chamber towards a direction downstream of the grid optics. To investigate the effect of the electromagnetic field, the authors conducted a two-dimensional particle-in-cell Monte Carlo collision (2D-PIC-MCC) numerical simulation. The numerical simulation agrees with the measurements and reveals that the ions are azimuthally accelerated by a gradient B drift, curvature drift, E x B drift and the Lorentz force. The reproduced roll torque is 3.1 +/- 2.3 mu Nm and arises due to the mechanical tolerance of the grid optics. The roll torque shows good agreement with the result observed in the space operation. Therefore, the roll torque can be predicted by using our experiment and simulation.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aae29b
- ISSN : 0963-0252
- eISSN : 1361-6595
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000448139200001